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Books : Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga, Book 4)Browse or Search and Buy Online our Best Sellers Shopping Sales of Books and Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga, Book 4). Rating:  - How else could it end?I went out the day "Breaking Dawn" was released, purchased it and placed it on my shelf of things to read, among so many others. After all, it seemed so final, the end of the Bella, Edward and Jacob saga. So, during the Thanksgiving holidays, I decided it was time to tackle it while eating turkey! And although by now, I have heard or read several reviews that echoed fan disappointment, I was determined to read it and judge it for myself. I was going to savor every minute of the tale. I depart from other reviewers and fans because I found Breaking Dawn to be exactly what I expected and somewhat predictable, after all, what other outcome could there be? Bella and Edward were destined (although there were times that I hoped Jacob would lose the battle, but win the war); marriage and a baby were in the stars for the star crossed lovers; Jacob had to find happiness (unlike some, I didn't find his imprinting on Nessie offensive, quite the contrary since it didn't appear sexual in nature, at least not yet); Bella had to become immortal (what were the other three books leading up to?); and a battle between the good vamps and the bad vamps was destined. Did I enjoy this novel? Yes, but...not for the same reasons that I enjoyed the first three. This one seemed more mature (Yes, I am in my late 30's but enjoyed the series), and while it tackled some very mature issues (i.e., teen marriage, teen pregnancy, etc.) it was all very tastefully done. There weren't long, graphic sex scenes, but just impressions concerning what was happening and I think most parents would appreciate that. I also think it was a nice conclusion to a very enjoyable and entertaining series. All good things must come to an end, and while sometimes I prefer not to know how it all ended, I was ok with this one. I look forward to reading other Meyer novels, and will probably start with "The Host" since it is a couple books under Breaking Dawn on my shelf to read. Rating: - Thrilling conclusion to the SagaVery exciting conclusion to The Twilight Saga. I couldn't put it down! The way the book was divided into sections from Bella's viewpoint and Jacob's viewpoint added a good perspective to the book. I don't want to give away the gist of the final book, but it was not anything I would have anticipated which made it that much more thrilling. You can't read the other three and miss this one. Rating:  - Loved it! Stop reading the reviews and just read the book. Be your own judge!I was so hesistant to read this book based on some of the negative reviews. However, while at the book store, I spoke to another Twilight Saga reader and she said, "ignore the reviews and instead read the book and judge for yourself." So that is what I did and the book definitely exceeded my expectations. It was awesome. I loved it. It was very engaging and I could barely put it down. I am honestly sad that the series is over and I have going to have to find something else to read:( Rating:  - what about jacob?i finished BD just over a week ago and still find myself wondering how it all went so horribly wrong... for jacob. you can read the other reviews for all the details on bella and edward's perfect happy ending, the lame non-battle, the impossible baby. but i for one decided at the end of new moon that i didn't even like bella and that jacob was too good for her crazy self (and i mean that literally, i was so hoping for a logical reason for the audio hallucinations of edward's voice in that book. when it didn't come i realized just how much psycho bella belongs with stalkerish over-controlling edward, but i digress). so i pretty much read the rest of the series knowing that she and edward would end up together but really wanting to see how ms. meyer would make it all up to jacob. therein lies my disappointment. in the end he ends up with a child as his soulmate... sure he has less time to wait for her to grow up than quil and his 2 year old child love. and maybe it could've been alright if not for the introduction of nahuel, another half human/half vampire, and the allusion that jacob may have some competition for renesmee in the future... so it wasn't enough that he had to give up absolutely everything in his fight for bella? he now may face yet another battle? oh and apparently renesmee is immortal... and jacob is not (no members of the original werewolf pack are still around, right?). and jacob cannot become an immortal because vampire venom is actually poisonous to wherewolves (and even if it was possible that would be sick). what the hell? was this the best she could do for him after everything he did for the vampires? she really missed the mark with this particular plot twist. the only reason i'm giving this book two stars is to acknowledge the storyteling talent of stephanie meyer. because i cannot deny that i was sucked into the story ... especially since i was spit right back out of it at the end. Rating:  - BD, You might love it or hate it... it's still an ending._Breaking Dawn_... Twilight Book 4. Wow. As much hoopla as I'd read about this book being horrible ans plot-holey and un-realistical and lengthy and unresolvedly unviolent...I still wanted to read it, because I needed closure of some kind. Reading this book was worth it for: ***SPOILERS*** 1. Watching, in my head, as Bella somersaults off Carlisle's table right into her vampire life. That sums up the change for me. (Why people got upset that Bella lost her clumsiness amazes me... we expected that. Bella's still clumsy in her head....she doesn't realize half the time all the things she can do. She's still trapped in gracelessland. :) 2. Reading the description of Edward's mind being blown when he realizes that he impregnated a human. It's like, woah dude, didn't see that one coming. (Why people want to pick apart how a mythological creature could possibly DO this is silly. Obviously the baby ain't normal, anyhow... Probably the baby and mother's chances would be nonexistent in "normal" circumstances. But think about it. We halfheartedly refer to Edward et al as the "undead." But they're technically just "changed." Before their human body reaches the point of death, there is the magical insertion of vampire venom which transforms their weak human forms into superstrong bloodsucking machines. Is S.M.'s breed of vampire actually dead? If dude can swallow down wedding cake and use blood to run cellular processes and have living DNA, why in the world couldn't he knock somebody up? Just because he's not supposed to sweat don't mean his other plumbing don't work, it's just not usually necessary. I figure that the advent of the new breed of Quileute Wolves wasn't the only genetic mutation that came about because of the vampire clan's proximity. Bella was around Edward enough to spark some kind of vampire body mutation. 3. Charlie happy: SUE :) RENESMEE :) BEER :) FISHING :) STEAK!! Yay Charlie :) 4. I know that all the new vamps were a bit much to take in, but I was glad to meet them no matter how short the acquaintance was. I smell spin-offs :) So those reasons, and more, made me satisfied with the final chapter of this saga. I was glad that Bella's playing field was finally equalized from her perspective, making her a strong character who found not one, but several objects of true love (Edward, Renesmee, Jacob, family-ies, Forks, etc.) That's more realistic than anything else that SM wrote. I read a few reviews that sorta badmouthed Renesmee's character, calling it a usurp-tion of Edward's place in Bella's heart. But it seems to me that that tiny, weird, fast-growing half-myth is the culmination, not the denial of their love... and I, for one, would like to see her grown up story told. |